New-York tribune., 1887-10-23
LUXrEIES Ar 4 CHINESE EESrlCRANE
HOW REPORT L PAID SIXTY NlNr GEMS FOR An
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IIGuT-CEST MEAL.
ru Nulue.ry-,f near Canal, amid fhe uol-' hustle and
confusion of Che busy merchant, % the Bend there IS
qu,i aud uupre,eutous d.nn.-toom. t. - presided
over at hours of thr dsy and night hy W"h sing Foo
and t.. sad 60 b.. thr,lng one. Picture,
~ tul., pigs shark. several klnts % hoheobl Ms
re p.td on tho windows aud their virtues, ~ article,
Of diet are SIT olth spider scratches upon pieces
Of brown paper. The most attractive sign, however
read, a. follows: A good diner cents
4hs Mas sgn,. 90 lure reporter ino u,c place fc
Gently. Ticle were none of the oriental luNur,s IN
b. ght ON the walls were few pictures Of flowers
highly coor,d aud certificate that Mr. Foo some u
his friends. hal attended Surdayschool. The tables
wcre pine and partially covered by ragged material
that looked Ike = cEoss between dshcoh aud a mop
MI FOO wa, engaged In cycng The sole OF his shoe WITH
hahct when the reporter enter d, and a'tor gllnenG
no quickly went with his work. Tho reporter dropped
car.-.ly upon stool aud waited. Now long the walt
would have lasted Will never De known. There
sudden interruption. Tungcnt odor stole IN from tho
bAcA yard where something was being cooled II was
too powerful for any nose save highly cultivated ono
Tho reporter tried keep 1t back but out It camc-a
double barr,td snee1c'hAt set everything to jinelns
Il struck Mr. Foo amIdshIp Tho hatchet cll On his
foot and the shoe dropped into something which looked
Ike kcg ~ mOasscs. There was blood In his eye ana
thcr, might have been tragedy had not the Innocent
cause OF all the commoton put ON hungry look and
touched hl, sunken abdomen with his finger. Mr. Foo
smiled 50 that could tell whether he was weeping
waling or gnashlng his teeth a n said:
Wing Foo ALI ale go to kiting see bah"
All right, Mr.. Foo Ill forgive you. Now Just
up the best IN the house. up to the eSh cent InI
and all Will bc we'll
Mr.. Foo jumped away with the air OF man who did
not understand word that had been spoken. uo kept
ont OF sight twenty minutes and then appeared with
n large bowl Ot something seamng hot, which he set ON
tho table and then took close by. lie began TO
whistle peculiar call and the yellowsh soup moved rest
lessy IA bowl. spoon with the stun 1t re-
Qured courage 10 take mouhful, and 1t would take
IL rrtsEn cot ftg
for second trial. OF lard, mustard, salt and
blge may tempt tagging appetite but 1t Is Just
little surprising TO the stomach OF man not thoroughly
used to the customs the FlOwery Kingdom. Mr. Foo
took tho mysterious compound away and came back In
little while with a large platter and couple OF small
dishes two slices OF some brown material
ON the platter. Foo admitted that 1t was Pe-sick-
re aut-l." There doubt that It the genuine
goods It tasted so. OF the slices nllcd with
small FISH bones, and the other dainty morsel which
might have been taken, with little Imagination. to DO
bit fried mummy. There also some beans, cab
bage and Mr.. Foo evidently his place on the
touch not and plan. Well-it keeps from
being poisoned A nlbble here and there demonstrate
that ash would be safe place for MIR. zoos
layout" 1t made It easy to understand why young
Chinaman wears wrinkles and sppstrs ise cid
while yet In his teens.
Mr.. Foo removed the dishes. lie wanted 70 lrng
Of the menu, but the reporter indicated that he
would prefer drink OF kind. After long delay
Mr. Zoo appeared with tray bearing small pot OF tea
ana cup lhdt fcsfllpieu Inv t~P was iN'N'''
It was aromatic aud delicious and II there had
small family OF Croton bugs found In the tea
pot after had been swallowed It would have teen
thoroughly enjoyable This ended the dinner.
Well Mr.. Foo, how much do owe you r. the reporter
asked, simply matter OF form.
The remark brough: back Mr.. Foo's checrfuncss and
he came uncovering his spine with longitudinal
tension OF his smile. lie showed for
his English had been entirely neglected. After
few marks with q brush through the wreath OF smiles
came the words soft and low
Sixtan nne-a GEN.
sixtynine cents Go to, Mr.. Foo. You crazy
Why YOUR sign out there that you give good din
for eight cents What DO you mean by this extor-
ton
"Ahi Excus-a-mo Eight cen for poor ChInaman.
Mclean riehse, eatee like Chinaman. lie
pay Belly good. Sx,s-nIne cen eheapce. China
man losee money allie time. Dslly poor.
The bill paid, and tho visitor came away with the
expsrienee and conviction that Mr. Foo had mistaken his
calling. He ought double up with Hungry Joe and
do the hand shaking" act,